“For each [computer security] violation, the offender, and the chain of command up to the O-6 level, will be required to take the [new & more rigorous] course of instruction… The goal is [not to punish everybody but rather] to ensure the entire chain of command fully understands the infraction.”

The global computer security arena is now so profitable — with customers so gullible and reporters so eager to write — that it shouldn’t surprise us to find criminal activities going on within the industry itself…

General Norton Schwartz wrote “Ten Things Every Airman Must Know” for USAF’s new doctrine on “Cyberspace Operations.” How did such a poorly written bullet paper make it into a document of such magnitude? It certainly wasn’t vetted before publication…

Bad: U.S. mili­tary COMPU­SEC surety is breaking down. Worse: the Penta­gon is lying to itself to make com­pu­ter users obey COMPU­SEC. But you simply cannot fix poor self-discipline by lying to yourself…